Tiantang Splendid

4453 - King Wei Crisis
Xiao Yu didn't know what kind of plot His Majesty and Fang Jun had, subconsciously felt a huge crisis looming...

But now that the king of Jin was defeated, and himself and the Jiangnan gentry were stuck in the neck by the navy, how could there be any room for rejection?As long as it doesn't cut off the heirs of the Jiangnan gentry, anything else can be tolerated.

The big deal is that Li Chengqian's "benevolence" once bowed his knees and lingered, and tried to revive it after the next emperor ascended the throne...

Then he nodded with a sincere tone: "Before I made a mistake, I felt extremely remorseful. Now Your Majesty forgives me, and I will do my best to serve the king. No matter who punishes me, I and the Jiangnan gentry will have no complaints."

Fang Jun once had a saying before, called "You must stand at attention when you are beaten". It's not about sticking your neck to show your uprightness, preferring to bend rather than bend, and then being beheaded and killed.

If the green hills are left without worrying about no firewood, the situation cannot be always in distress, and the severe winter cannot last forever. As long as we can bear it, we will finally be able to wait for the spring when the flowers bloom and the sun shines...

Fang Jun glanced at Xiao Yu meaningfully, nodded his head and said, "I hope Duke Song can remember what I said... that's all right, matters in Chang'an City will be dealt with by Duke Ying together with Xu Jingzong and Ma Zhou. All the troops are withdrawn from the city, but they must not be negligent, and be ready to enter the city at any time."

"Here!"

Xue Wanche and Liu Rengui responded in unison.

Only then did Fang Jun get up, salute and leave...

Chu Suiliang, who had been sitting beside him silently, let out a long breath, and finally let go of his hanging heart.

This time the king of Jin was defeated, although he was coerced by Xiao Yu, he could not escape the guilt, especially Xiao Yu still had the "Confession Letter" that he signed and pledged in his hand. Once Xiao Yu was severely punished by His Majesty, he would not be able to resist Under such circumstances, it is very likely that the "confession" will be thrown out to reduce the guilt, and he will be pushed out to bear the main responsibility.

Who can take that responsibility?

Frequently ransacking the family and destroying the family, the whole family suffers...

But now it seems that His Majesty is indeed a benevolent king, even in the face of the "rebels" who raised troops to support the King of Jin's remonstrance, he can still be lenient. Publicizing it to the public will only cause trouble.

The most important thing is that he and Fang Jun have a long history of grudges, and now Fang Jun is famous and powerful for his feats in annihilating the rebels and protecting the sky, if he remembers the past feud and must put him to death, there is no power to resist...

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Fang Jun boarded the Chengtianmen Tower and looked out from the heights. Under the heavy rain, Chang'an City was shrouded in misty water vapor. The destruction was serious, and the Taiji Palace was almost razed to the ground behind it. It is a long way to go if it wants to completely restore its former glory.

Not only this city of Chang'an, but the entire Guanzhong, under the two successive military disasters, it was said that the people were destitute and unsustainable, and then expanded to Hedong, Shandong, and Jiangnan... The consequences of the mutiny were extremely serious and the impact was extremely far-reaching.

Of course, it’s not just a bad thing. From the beginning of Emperor Taizong’s Eastern Expedition to the end of the Mutiny of the King of Jin, the clans all over the world have suffered unprecedented heavy losses, and almost all of them have been hurt. Compared with the Nandu in clothes and crowns, and the troubled times at the end of the Sui Dynasty, it is still worse.

The weak power of the clan can hardly contain the unprecedented centralization of power, and the Tang Dynasty is about to usher in an earth-shaking change...

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Fang Jun returned to the Hall of Wude. On the way, a servant came and said that His Royal Highness the King of Wei had something to meet... He had to enter through the Daji Gate to meet Li Tai, the King of Wei who was temporarily residing here.

In the side hall of Daji Hall, Li Tai looked a little nervous, and regardless of the rain on Fang Jun's armor, he took two steps forward and held Fang Jun's hand tightly: "Erlang, save me!"

Fang Jun: "..."

Quickly pulled out his hand, took the handkerchief handed over by the waiter at the side and wiped the rain on his face and body, then greeted Li Tai to take a seat, and asked curiously: "My humble minister is dull, I don't know what your Highness means?"

Li Tai sat beside him, stared at him and said, "Don't pretend to be confused, how could you not know?"

Fang Jun was inexplicable: "What's the matter? The rebellion has just been put down, and I don't have time to figure out many affairs with Your Highness. If you have something to say, please speak up, otherwise I will resign."

Li Tai looked around, drove away all the servants in the house, and waited until there was no one around, then leaned his upper body slightly to Fang Jun's side, and said anxiously: "Although the pheasant slave was defeated, the whole palace is loyal to the father." There are countless emperors, if someone sees that the pheasant slave is hopeless, they simply assassinate His Majesty and help this king ascend the throne, wouldn't this king be about to die?"

Fang Jun was taken aback for a moment, and then fell silent.

This kind of possibility is not big, but it cannot be said that there is no...

Emperor Taizong's prestige was unparalleled, and there were not many people who were loyal to him in the court and the field, inside and outside the palace, especially those ordinary guards, servants, and eunuchs.Now that King Jin was defeated and captured, there was no hope of deposing Li Chengqian to fulfill Emperor Taizong's "last wish". It would be reasonable and reasonable to assassinate Li Chengqian and then support Li Tai.

Of course, Li Tai's panic was not because he didn't want to ascend the throne, but because he was afraid that Li Chengqian would find out before he ascended the throne. At that time, no matter how magnanimous Li Chengqian was, Li Tai would definitely die...

"His Royal Highness's worries are not unreasonable, but even if someone is plotting secretly, how will I know? I don't know how to save His Highness."

Li Chengqian will inevitably take precautions against this kind of thing, how can Fang Jun intervene in it?
Taboo...

Li Tai hurriedly said: "It's very easy, just let me go to your camp at You Tunwei for a while!"

He has absolute trust in Fang Jun, so this is the best way he came up with, otherwise, even if he returns to his Wei Palace, this kind of threat cannot be touched.

Fang Jun flatly refused: "Your Highness, what nonsense are you talking about? You are the oldest prince under His Majesty, and you are a compatriot with His Majesty's mother. At this time, a general of the humble minister hides you in the barracks... Maybe you are alive enough Yes, but Weichen doesn't want to die yet!"

Having just gone through a mutiny by the King of Jin, Li Chengqian is at the stage of being vigilant and suspicious of his brothers. If he takes Li Tai into the barracks, Li Chengqian may not be able to sleep at night and will not be able to eat...

Li Tai also reflected that this was a bad idea, but he was really scared, and said with a bitter face: "Then what should we do?"

Fang Jun thought for a while, and comforted him: "This is just a possibility, it may not happen...Your Highness may as well live here, and don't go back to the Wei Palace for the time being, until Li Junxian takes the 'Baiqisi' to lead the palace outside the palace. Clean it up carefully, and it won't be too late to make a fuss."

He felt that Li Tai was a bit of a shadow of a snake, and the grass and trees were like soldiers. In theory, this kind of thing might happen, but the probability is actually extremely low.

However, Li Tai was panicked and said angrily: "I don't know how many eyes and ears of my father are hidden in this Tai Chi Palace. Although my father passed away, the loyalty of these people may not have weakened much. Once there is a chance to fulfill my father's last wish, I will definitely take risks! This king regards you as a good friend, and he asks you for help without hesitation, but you only know how to avoid suspicion and ignore my life and death, you are simply not a son of man!"

Fang Jun is helpless, this His Royal Highness the King of Wei used to compete for the reserve position, and was rude to the ministers in the court. No matter how we look at it, he is a ruthless person, but in fact he is worrying and cowardly...

After thinking for a while, he said: "Your Highness might as well move directly to Wude Hall, and live next door to His Majesty, to show that you are enlightened!"

Li Tai's eyes lit up, he pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "This is a good idea!"

We put ourselves in front of you, Li Chengqian, so that you can see every move clearly, even if something happens, you will not doubt me, right?

"It's not too late, this king will go right away!"

Li Tai made up his mind, and immediately asked people to clean up the clothes and other daily necessities, and then sent someone to call Wei Wangfei Yan Shi over, and then went to Wude Hall with Fang Jun.

Princess Yan of Wei was at a loss. Although she was extremely powerful in front of Li Tai, she was still in the Taiji Palace, but it was not easy to refute Li Tai, so she could only whisper in a embarrassed face: "Your Highness, go to the Wude Palace to live temporarily. There is nothing wrong with it, but if the concubine goes with her, it is unreasonable..."

Among the aristocratic families, morality and ethics are the most important. Even though there are no such strict ethical standards as "preserving the principles of nature and destroying human desires" in this era, as a sister-in-law and elder brother living together under the same roof, no matter what. is inappropriate.

Moreover, the reputation of the Li Tang royal family has long been ruined by His Majesty Li Er, and there may be scandals between His Majesty and Princess Wei all over the sky...

Li Tai is also in a dilemma, he believes that Li Chengqian is definitely not as "true temperament" as his father, and will not covet his sister-in-law, but after all, there is something involved, if someone intentionally spreads rumors, it will definitely cause public opinion.

After weighing it up, he said to Fang Jun: "You dare not let me go to your barracks, I understand, why don't you let the princess go to your barracks for a while?"

Fang Jun: "..."

No, have you never heard of my reputation, Your Highness?

You are so relieved to send the princess to my side, are you not afraid that I will guard against you?

But obviously this reason cannot be uttered to reject Li Tai, so he can only turn his head to look at Princess Yan of Wei, with a very obvious look for help: If you go to my place, your reputation will be ruined...

Unexpectedly, Princess Wei lowered her head slightly, biting her rosy lower lip with her white teeth, and her tone seemed to be a bit decisive: "Then please take care of Yue Guoguan."

Fang Jun: "..."

Mother, looking at your expression and hearing your tone, it seems that your husband and wife are hiding some conspiracy?
Could it be that he wanted to take the initiative to "throw himself in the arms", or even create an established fact, so as to make sure that he must help King Wei to get rid of the crisis?

(End of this chapter)